Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-13
Observation-Disclosures 10, 1887.
Mr. Rradv,s Sneeoh.


The Congressional Record Of the 9th in
slant contains what purports TO be speech
made by Hon. JAMES ID. BRADY, OF Vir.
ginia, In the House OF Representatives last
Friday, but which was, we believe, never
delivered there nor elsewhere. The speech
seems 10 have been prepared for use as a
campaign document. IL arraigns the Demo-
cratic party because Of the failure OF the
Democratic House Of Representatives to
abolish the tax on tobacco.
We would fain hope that Mr.. BRADY's
speech will stir up the Democrats in Con.
gress, and induce them to make more
strenuous efforts than they have ever here
tOiore made TO rid the tobacco growing
States Of this odIOus tax. It's not worth
while for us here at home to attempt to
satisfy the voters by telling them that their
congressman appeared before the proper
committee and urged the abolition OF the
tobacco-tax. The friends OF repeal
ought 10 force a vote in the House
Of Representatives in some way, so
that the people could see for themselves,
by merely reading the newspapers, that the
Democrats from this State at leasD had
done all they could TO set free the tobacco
trade.
II the Democrats Of Virginia could go
into the election OF next fall armed with
the fact that the Democratic House OF Re-
presentatives had voted to abolish the
tObaccO-tax, or even with the fact that the
Virginia Democrats in that body had sue
ceoded in bringing the House OF Repre-
sCntatives to vote on the question
OF abolishing il, and had thereby cor
PEELED the Republican members to con.
fess that majority OF their number were
in favor Of the continuance Of that tax, the
next General Assembly OF this State would
lie Democratic by large majority. We
commend Mr.. BRADY's remarks upon the
tObacco.taX to the attention Of all the Demo.
Gratis in Congress. Taken in connection
with what has appeared In leading BLAINE
organs on the subject, those remarks must
be considered as clearly indicating that the
Democratic candidates for the General As.
sembly Of Virginia will next fall have
TO meet the charge hereinbefore referred
to. 1.-THE time has come" says the Wash
iDgton Republican, "ior some Republican
leader to introduce a bill to place sugar on
the free list and remove the internal tax
from tobacco" And the time has come
for the Democrats IN Congress 10 see that
they must either Use all proper means for
securing the abolition Of the tobaccO-tax,
or run a great risk OF being defeated in
1888 on account OF their failure TO do so.
We are surprised that any Democrat not
suffering from judicial blindness should be
unable TO see that his party is in peril in
Virginia and North Carolina, ana therefore
in the Union, because OF the continued ex.
istence Of the tax upon tobacco.
Mr. BRADY also atraigns the Democrats
Of Virginia because the House of Repre-
sentatlycs has not asSe1 the BLAIR educl.
tional bill. Undoubtedly the House ought
to have passed that bill before now; but it
is not The fault of the Virginia congress
men that it has not been passed. Mr.. BRA.
DY himself furnishes evidence that the
Democratic Legislature Of Virginia in
structed their senators aud requested their
Representatives to vote for it. The North
Carolina Legislature did the same thing
The other day, almost all the members
voting in the affirmative. 1t is measure
bill, too, the Virginia congressman ought
10 force a vote in some way.
We are glad that Mr.. BRADY has given
this warning to the Democrats in Congress
in time to enable them to render his
threats harmless. 1t will be their own
fault il they neglect the Interests Of Vir.
giuia and North Carolina.